Hellenistic period

marriage. In honor of the first of the dynasty, all male descendants of Ptolemy were likewise named Ptolemy, and all females called either Cleopatra, Berenice, or Arsinoe. The Ptolemies brought a period of prosperity for Egypt, cultivating Alexander’s city of Alexandria as an intellectual and Hellenistic metropolis and expanding the borders of the nation. Successive generations proved to be increasingly weak and corrupt as various members of the intertwined royal family deposed and supplanted…

slavery regime. In Greek cities of Antiquity, free men only constituted one-tenth of the total population. (Diop 232). This makes a majority of this small elitist class inclined to learn from Egypt. “In reality, it can be said that, during the Hellenistic epoch, Alexandria was the intellectual center of the world. Assembled there were all of the Greek scholars we talk about today. The fact that they were trained outside of Greece, in Egypt, could never be overemphasized.” (Diop, 232). So why is…

Philosophy/Religious Area Posts One of the most interesting periods before the colonization of the Spanish was perhaps the Native Americans of Mesoamerica. There are so many civilizations that flourished around this time. There are many philosophical and/or religious factors that arose during this period, some of which are, but are not limited to, the sacrifice of humans for religious purposes. According to the textbook on page 326, "… The most frequently cited aspect of Aztec culture is human…

When I set out to the Metropolitan Museum in New York I did not expect to have as much fun as I did, nor did I expect to be there for over six hours. The Metropolitan has a vast collection and some of the most unique artifacts I can ever remember seeing at a museum. From the Greek and Roman art, to the sarcophaguses from Roman and Egyptian lands, it even has a reconstructed pyramid, and I didn't even get to experience more than half of the artifacts. One enormous piece that caught my attention,…

In the book The Greeks and the Irrational, the author E.R. Dodds studies whether the ancient Greeks were rationalists, or contrary to popular belief, they were sensitive to the non-rational factors of human experience. During a museum visit, Dodds gets his inspiration for this book from a young man who thinks Greek art “lacked the awareness of mystery”(1) for it to be interesting. He then goes on to write this book, so that “anthropologists and scholars who had no specialist knowledge of ancient…

During the Hellenistic Period, the rise of one of the most famous ideas studied from the ancient world began: Greek philosophy. Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird expresses her knowledge of such philosophical strategies in persuasion through the closing statement of Atticus Finch. In the eyes of ancient Greeks, Atticus is a heroic speaker because of his uses ethos, pathos, and logos. By condescending to the level of comfort of the jury and treating them with respect, Atticus effectively uses…

Nowadays, most of the people see homosexuality as unnatural, a mental illness, or even a serious sin. However, if we trace back to the period of the ancient Greece, ancient Rome and ancient China, the people at that time had a wider acceptance of homosexuality, and it was every common and popular practice in that society. In this article, I will first state the histories and cultural background of the ancient Greece, ancient Rome and ancient China. Then, I will analyze the Chinese and Western…

“Wrestling taught me how to deal with adversity, so that when life punches back—as it does on numerous occasions—you know how to keep fighting back…Wrestling also taught me about accountability and intrinsic motivation…Lastly, wrestling teaches humility—to never let the wins go to your head or the losses go to your heart.” –Scott Schulte The sport of wrestling encompasses a list of aspects that are completely unique to the sport alone. The sport is unparalleled to any other activity because of…

prominence with alchemy.Many say that alchemy is the mother of modern chemistry and science (Alchemy).Usually only those born from a wealthy family could call themselves and alchemist. Alchemy can be traced all the way back to ancient Greek Hellenistic period even though it diffused from a muslim empire (Straughen). The true birthplace of alchemy was indeed Egypt, although it is very obvious that it spread very quickly around the world. China was trying to develop in alchemy even further than…

practices as long as they did not cause trouble for him. Alexander had also come up with an amazing idea that establishes one universal language instead of many obsolete languages. He chose to make Greek the universal language. Alexander created the Hellenistic era by using The Greek language, as well as mixed in Greek influence throughout his vast…